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Well, I love me a hot dog too. But what is that shit all over the one in the photo? :)

Modern New York street dogs suck because they use inferior hot dogs, unmoored from their tradition. Same goes for pretzels and knishes, if you can even find knishes. But you don't need a Gray's Papaya on the corner to recover the essential.

Just go to the part of the supermarket deli case where they keep Board's Head or Nathan's or some such natural casing dogs. This last part is critical.

I like a New England style hot dog the best. It's a natural casing grilled dog on a New England roll (flat sides). You can dress it however you want - kraut, chili, whatever. The best thing about Chicago-style dogs is they almost always come with fries and with the all those veggies on top of the dog you can squint and call it a complete meal.